concept
ut consecutivum
The Latin "consecutive ut" construction (introducing a clause of result, e.g. "tam... ut..."), a staple of school Latin syntax drilling; one of the grammatical terms the narrator says still flashes to mind, alongside his uncle's face, whenever he encounters a classical text.
Reading notes
- Who Is to Blame? §35 ut consecutivum
The Latin construction of "consecutive ut" (introducing a clause of result), a rote grammatical category drummed into gymnasium students; the narrator lists it as one of the specific, joyless technicalities that flash unbidden to mind whenever he now encounters a classical text -- the true legacy of his uncle's teaching method.